KR100598066B1 - Method for finding telephone numbers of mobile stations - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a phone number retrieval method of a mobile telephone terminal.

According to the present invention, when a mobile telephone terminal maintains a call waiting state, when a user dials a specific telephone number to make a call and ends the call, the phone number, name, and call time information immediately before the end of the call are stored in the memory 30. In this case, the user selects a specific name or phone number from the list of names and phone numbers displayed on the display unit 20 of the mobile terminal by operating the jog button 60 up or down. Pressing the button 60 displays the selected name and telephone number information. Then, when the user presses the time machine key, the user can display the telephone number and name by displaying the name displayed on the display 20 and the call time information according to the telephone number information. It also allows you to retrieve call duration information for the phone number.

Mobile phone handset, phone book, jog button

Description

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1 is a block diagram showing a mobile telephone terminal according to the present invention;

2 is a block diagram showing a jog button applied to a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart showing a phone number search method of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention;

4 is a screen structure diagram illustrating message contents of a display unit according to a method for searching a phone number of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: radio frequency unit 20: display unit

30: nonvolatile memory unit 31: program memory unit

32: data memory section 40: key input section

50: main processor 60: jog button

The present invention relates to a mobile phone terminal, and more particularly, a Korean / English name and a phone number automatically registered in a memory after a call is terminated, and call time information according to the phone number can be easily searched using a jog button. It relates to a phone number retrieval method of a mobile phone terminal.

In the conventional mobile phone terminal, when a user ends a call after dialing a telephone number, the call information by calling, that is, the telephone number immediately before the end of the call, is stored in the nonvolatile memory.

However, since only the telephone number is stored in the nonvolatile memory of the conventional mobile telephone terminal as described above, and the number of stored telephone numbers is limited to about 10, the telephone number database can be constructed to retrieve call information. There is a limit to the implementation.

In addition, simply storing the phone number and automatically overwriting the last 10 or more recent call information to build a phone number database can not provide the user with more complete call information, and the user may need to spend days or weeks. If you want to re-call by retrieving the previous call history has a disadvantage that does not satisfy the desire.

Accordingly, the present invention is to overcome the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is the Hangul / English name and phone number of a large capacity (up to 500 phone number storage capacity) that is automatically aligned and registered in the memory after the end of the call The present invention provides a method for retrieving a phone number of a mobile phone terminal, which enables a user to simply search a list and call time information according to a corresponding phone number and name by using a jog button.

In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a phone number search method of a mobile phone terminal, in the phone number search method of a mobile phone terminal, when the outgoing call is terminated, the phone number, name and talk time corresponding to the outgoing call, Registering in the list sorted by outgoing call, the list sorted by group, the alphabetically sorted list, the alphabetically sorted list, and the phone number sorted list; When the jog button up signal is input while the phone number, name and call time corresponding to the outgoing call are registered, the list is arranged in the order of the outgoing call [Note; Each item on the list is displayed by either name or phone number], and when the jog button down signal is input, the list sorted by the group, the alphabetically sorted list, the alphabetically sorted list, and the telephone number Displaying a list sorted in order; Displaying a name or telephone number corresponding to the corresponding item when a specific item is selected from the list while the specific list is displayed according to the jog button signal; And displaying an outgoing call time corresponding to the name and / or phone number when a call history request signal is input in a state where the corresponding name or / and phone number is displayed according to the specific item selection.

In the above method of retrieving a phone number of a mobile phone terminal of the present invention, when a user first dials a specific phone number and makes a call when the mobile phone terminal maintains a call waiting state, the call is immediately terminated. The phone number, name and call time information are automatically sorted and registered in the memory, and the user can operate the jog button up or down to display a specific name or phone number among the list of names and phone numbers displayed on the display of the mobile terminal. After selecting, press the jog button to display the selected name and phone number information. Then, when the user presses the time machine key, the user can display the call time information according to the name and phone number information displayed on the display. Call for that phone number Allows you to retrieve time information.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Referring to FIG. 1, the radio frequency unit 10 of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention transmits and receives radio data through an antenna ANT.

The display unit 20 consists of an LCD and displays the state of the mobile telephone terminal.

The content of the message is displayed on the screen displayed on the display unit 20.

The nonvolatile memory unit 30 stores user information and call information, and can store at least 500 telephone numbers to construct a database.

The nonvolatile memory unit 30 actually stores call time information according to a user's name, telephone number, and registered telephone number.

The nonvolatile memory unit 30 sorts the name, phone number, and call time information after the call ends in the order of the outgoing call, the list sorted by group, the alphabetically sorted list, and the alphabetically sorted alphabetically. Save as a list sorted in order by list, phone number.

The program memory unit 31 stores a control program of the mobile telephone terminal.

The data memory unit 32 stores data necessary for the operation of the mobile telephone terminal.

The key input unit 40 outputs key signals necessary for the operation of the mobile telephone terminal according to the user's operation.

The key input unit 40 outputs a time machine key signal as a time machine key (not shown) for searching talk time information is pressed.

The main processor 50 collectively controls all functions of the mobile phone terminal, and controls the mobile phone terminal to perform a predetermined function as a key signal output from the key input unit 40 is input.

2, the jog button 60 applied to the mobile phone terminal according to the present invention is mounted on a predetermined portion of the main body of the mobile phone terminal, and the user presses the jog button 60 or moves it up or down. Therefore, a predetermined key signal is generated.

With the above configuration, the mobile telephone terminal according to the present invention operates as follows by the method shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, when a user dials a specific phone number and makes a call when the mobile phone terminal is in a call waiting state, the phone number, name, and call time information immediately before the call is terminated may cause the large amount of non-volatility. The memory 30 is automatically aligned and registered (S10). At this time, as shown in Figure 4, the list (a) sorted by the originating call, the list sorted by group (b), the alphabetized list (c), the alphabetical list ( d), the call time (h) corresponding to the outgoing call is linked to the list (e) arranged in the telephone number order and registered.

In particular, when a phone number and name are automatically stored in the nonvolatile memory 30, the oldest phone number and names already stored in the nonvolatile memory 30 and are not deleted from the nonvolatile memory 30. After the unprotected phone number is automatically deleted, the new phone number, name and call time information are automatically sorted and stored, and all the phone numbers and names registered in the nonvolatile memory 30 are protected. If so, a warning message is displayed on the display unit 20 to indicate that the nonvolatile memory 30 is in full use. As such, it will be readily understood by those skilled in the art that the deletion of the existing phone number and name and call time information is a case where the storage space of the nonvolatile memory 30 is insufficient to store the new phone number and name and call time information.

When the phone number, name and call time information are registered in the nonvolatile memory 30 as described above, when the user manipulates the jog button 60 to search for a specific phone number or a caller of a specific name. The main processor 50 determines that the jog button 60 has been manipulated upward (S11), and as shown in FIG. 4, an outgoing call item represented by either a name or a phone number (eg, “306: kimchi station”, "305: 0115433211", and the like, " list (a) sorted in order of outgoing call " is displayed on the display unit 20 (S12). Here, the list (a) arranged in the order of the outgoing call is displayed so that any one of a name or a phone number can express the corresponding outgoing call item. This means that the called party corresponds to the called phone number in the list sorted by group (b), alphabetically sorted list (c), alphabetically sorted list (d), and telephone number sorted list (e). If the name exists, it is registered in the list (a) sorted by the originating call, the list sorted by group (b), the alphabetic sorted list (c), and the alphabetic sorted list ( d) and if the called party name corresponding to the called telephone number does not exist in the list (e) sorted in the order of telephone number, it is preferable to register the called telephone number in the list (a) sorted in this outgoing call order.

In this case, when the user selects a person named "kimchi station" who made the 306th call among the items of the list (a) arranged in the outgoing call order of the display unit 20 and presses the jog button 60, the display unit 20 4, a search screen as shown in f of FIG. 4 is displayed to search for a telephone number (02-3449-0564) of a person named "Kimchi Guk".

On the other hand, when the user selects the telephone number "0115433211" which is the 305th call among the items of the list (a) arranged in the outgoing call order of the display unit 20 and presses the jog button 60, the display unit 20 4, a search screen similar to that shown in FIG. 4F (not shown) is displayed, and the name of the person corresponding to the telephone number "0115433211" can be searched.

On the contrary, when the user manipulates the jog button 60 down to search for a specific telephone number or call partner of a specific name, the main processor 50 determines that the jog button 60 has been operated down (S11). As shown in FIG. 4, a list (b) sorted by group, a list (c) sorted alphabetically, a list (d) sorted alphabetically, and a list (e) sorted alphabetically This is displayed on the display unit 20 (S12).

If the user selects the list (b) sorted by the group of the display unit 20, the list sorted alphabetically (c), the alphabetical sorted list (d), and the phone number sorted list After selecting a person named "kimchi soup" belonging to the group of friends 1 among the items displayed in (e), and pressing the jog button 60, the display unit 20 displays a search screen as shown in FIG. The telephone number of the person "02-2449-0564" can be searched.

On the other hand, the user sorts the list (b) sorted by the group of the display unit 20, the list (c) alphabetically sorted list, the alphabetical list (d), the phone number sorted list ( e) After selecting the telephone number " 0112345432 " among the items displayed in " " and pressing the jog button 60, a search screen (not shown) similar to the one shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display unit 20 so that &quot; 0112345432 &quot; You can search for the name of the person whose phone number is "."

If the user continues to press the time machine key after searching the telephone number or name in the search mode step S12 as described above, the main processor 50 receives the time machine key signal applied through the key input unit 40. By determining that the user has pressed the time machine key (S13), as shown in FIG. 4, call time information h corresponding to the name or telephone number retrieved in the search mode step S12 is displayed on the display unit (S13). 20) to be displayed (S14). At this time, the call time information (h) is composed of the message content, such as year, month, day, hour, day of the week.

Therefore, the user can display the items displayed in the list (a) sorted in the order of the outgoing call of the display unit 20, the list sorted by group (b), the list sorted alphabetically (c), and the alphabetical order of the alphabet. Through one of the items displayed in each of the sorted list (d) and the list (e) sorted by phone number, the person who is called "Kimchi Guk" in the 306th call and belonging to the group of friends 1, 1999 1 You can see that the call was made at 12:39 on Monday, 29th.

As described above, a method for retrieving a phone number of a mobile phone terminal according to the present invention includes a list of Korean / English names and phone numbers of a large capacity (up to 500 phone number storage capacity) that are automatically arranged and registered in a memory after a call ends. Call time information based on the number and name can be easily retrieved using the jog button, so the mobile phone user has called the phone number from a few days ago to several weeks ago It is effective to easily search and manage the call history including time information.

What has been described above is only one embodiment for carrying out a method for searching a telephone number of a mobile telephone terminal according to the present invention, and is not limited to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention claims in the following claims. Various changes can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Claims (2)

In the phone number search method of a mobile telephone terminal, When the outgoing call ends, the phone number, name, and duration corresponding to the outgoing call are displayed in the list sorted by outgoing call, the list sorted by group, the alphabetically sorted list, the alphabetically sorted list, Registering by linking to a list sorted by telephone number; When the jog button up signal is input while the phone number, name and call time corresponding to the outgoing call are registered, the list is arranged in the order of the outgoing call [Note; Each item on the list is displayed by either name or phone number], and when the jog button down signal is input, the list sorted by the group, the alphabetically sorted list, the alphabetically sorted list, and the telephone number Displaying a list sorted in order; Displaying a name or telephone number corresponding to the corresponding item when a specific item is selected from the list while the specific list is displayed according to the jog button signal; And Displaying an outgoing call time corresponding to the name and / or phone number when a call history request signal is input while the corresponding name or / and phone number is displayed according to the specific item selection; Phone number search method of a mobile phone terminal comprising a. The method of claim 1, In registering the phone number, name and call time corresponding to the new outgoing call when the terminal storage space is insufficient, And after deleting the item having the oldest outgoing call time without delete protection among the registered list items, registering a phone number, name and talk time corresponding to the new outgoing call. How to search phone numbers.

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